We are away again

After racing around getting last minute supplies, saying goodbye to family, organizing my Mother, organizing our stuff at home, we are off. Paul and I left Whangarei on Wednesday 1st Feb, for another extended cruise along the Northland coast. With a forecast SW breeze of 15 knots we decided to head SE to Kawau Island about 60 nm from Whangarei. Luckily the wind proved to be more of a Westerly and it piped up to about 25 knots in the afternoon, before it turned S/SE. We managed the trip in 11 hours, averaging about 5.7knots, We had to motor the last 4 nm due to the wind being right on the nose as we came around Taketu Point into Kawau Bay. Kabuki handled the conditions beautifully, was a great first sail of the summer, and even better, I didn't get sick (always a bonus)

We anchored up in Bon Accord Harbour and settled down for a wine. Thursday was a rest day, recovering from our first sail for a while, and a Migraine that I developed after all the stress of leaving home for a extended period. Today the wind has been blowing about 20-30 knots from the East, with cloud and slight drizzle, so another rest day was called. But the outlook is better for tomorrow, with winds of 10knots predicted. So we will be off to explore the Island and do a bit of tramping around.